Simon Watt – Software by Day, WSOP Poker Champ by Night

It is always refreshing to see an amateur poker player at one of the final tables in the World Series of Poker. It is even better when someone that has left his or her “day job” behind for a few days... continued

Poker Stars Begin to Shine at 2010 WSOP

After a slow start, some of the top names in poker are beginning to make their presence felt at this year’s World Series of Poker. After a week with barely a mention of names such as Phil Ivey, Doyle... continued

No Rest On Sunday WSOP Day 10

Sunday is generally referred to as a day of rest, but it was bustling with energy for Day 10 of the World Series of Poker. Two champions were crowned and Event 15 got underway, keeping the poker action... continued

World Series of Poker Day 9 Recap

Saturday was a busy day at the World Series of Poker, where two champions were crowned for Events 9 and 10. Two other events were grinding to Sunday completions and two more started, ensuring that the... continued

World Series of Poker Day 8 Recap

Five events and five exciting tournaments. This was the summary of the action that occurred on Day 8 at the World Series of Poker. Friday saw nearly every big name player in poker taking to the felt as... continued

Joshua Tieman Strong in WSOP Hold’em Shootout Win

Flexing his poker playing muscles at the final table, Joshua Tieman powered his way to victory in the 2010 World Series of Poker Event 6, $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout. The first place finish gave... continued

Mizrachi Off Like a Rocket in WSOP Seven Card Stud Championship

The winner of the WSOP Poker Player’s Championship is on a roll. Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi leads in chips after day one of the Seven-card Stud Championship. After day one, 62 of 150 players,... continued

Large Crowd Marks WSOP Texas Hold’em Event 8

Texas Hold’em once again demonstrated its overwhelming popularity at the World Series of Poker as 2,341 players turned out to get into Event 8, the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament. This big crowd... continued

WSOP Event 4 Battle Down To 26 Players

While no high-powered players like Phil Ivey or Tom Dwan remain, the World Series of Poker Event 4 — the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better — has still been an exciting tournament and will... continued

Negreanu, Cada Out in WSOP Event 5 First Day

The order of the World Series of Poker universe is still jumbled, as big-name players Daniel Negreanu and Joe Cada failed to sustain their early domination of the early portion of the first day of Event... continued

World Series of Poker Day One in the Books

Finally done with all of the waiting, the 2010 World Series of Poker kicked off yesterday with the $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em tournament starting as Event 1 and the $50K Player’s Championship... continued

Doyle Brunson Alive, Tom Dwan Dead in WSOP Poker Player’s Championship

The 2010 World Series of Poker Event #2 — The Poker Player’s Championship — kicked off yesterday with 116 top pros competing for a share of the $5.5 million prize pool, as well as the... continued

Poker on the Side – Prop Bets at the 2010 WSOP

Think the World Series of Poker is about some serious poker? It sure is! Willing to risk a wager that it is ONLY about the poker? Don’t bet on it! As is always the case whenever two or more poker players... continued

Jared Bleznick Leads This Week’s Online Poker

In a down week that saw many of the elite high-stakes players preparing for the WSOP, Jared Bleznick led the pack of players who did wander over to the nosebleed online poker tables. Bleznick was joined... continued

Phil Ivey Leads Online Poker High Rollers; Isildur1 Moves Down

While Phil Ivey has been less active on the high-stakes tables this year; it should not be confused with being less efficient. The game’s top player was at the top of his deadly game, leading the top... continued

Gus Hansen Takes Online Beating

Only five months into the year, 2010 looks like the year of big swings in online poker. With Tom “durrrr” Dwan’s climb through the early months, Patrick Antonius’ $4 million turnaround and another... continued

Dwan Up, Brunson Down on High Stakes Poker Finale

Season Six on the TV show High Stakes Poker ended like most of Tom Dwan’s poker events this year with the young pro coming out on top. Dwan’s victory over Israeli player Eli Elezra ensured that the... continued

Poker Pro Tom “durrrr” Dwan – Celebrity Look Alikes

Team Full Tilt Poker Pro Tom “durrrr” Dwan is sick. Seriously sick.  In fact, he may be the sickest player in the entire world of poker.  As one of the top online cash players in the game,... continued

Daniel Negreanu to Poker Players: “Man Up and Lose the Sunglasses”

In a recent rant on his personal blog site, Daniel Negreanu tells the poker world to stop hiding behind their sunglasses. Suggesting that the wearing of shades can facilitate cheating, Negreanu is all... continued

Full Tilt Poker’s Patrik Antonius Erases Big 2010 Losses

In what will likely be the most impressive turnaround experienced this year, Full Tilt Poker pro Patrik Antonius has wiped out a massive downswing in his poker bankroll in just about six week. A seasoned... continued

Monday Action Leaves Dwan with $1 Million Drop

While losses and gains are typical for high-stakes poker players, players like Tom “durrrr” Dwan generally prefer to forget days like yesterday. Tangling with Phil Ivey and high-stakes online player... continued

NBC Airing 2010 National Heads Up Tournament

With the incredible success of the 2010 National Heads Up Tournament, the television network NBC has started a series of telecasts of the event, another sign of the growing popularity of poker. This broadcast... continued

Tom Dwan Keeps Crushing High-Stakes Tables

After a rough ending to 2009 on the nosebleed tables, Tom “durrrr” Dwan has been a destructive force there in 2010, a trend that he has continued this week. Trolling the high-stakes tables at Full... continued

Pros Turn Out for NAPT Main Event

Expecting a turn-out of approximately 600 players, PokerStars officials were pleasantly surprised as 716 people entered the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. Creating a $3.365 million dollar prize pool and... continued

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